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thankfully, I have a "rat outside house" situation. I lost 90% of my tomatoes this year and last year. my house backs up to a creekside jogging trail. I see otters, and other stuff all the time. a rat is common. my neighbor is visually impaired, so he just lets his yard go. 1 foot deep debris..eff it..he can't see it. I hear rats scurrying under the leaf canopy all the time. just two days ago, a rat got into my garden shed and destroyed all my bagged fertilizer, and made a nest in my leaf vacuum bag after chewing it to shreds.

I thought about getting a new young female tabby cat, but then I WOULD HAVE A CAT.

so I have been using standard snap traps. I have old ones that are weathered from the elements and those are the successful placements. I think they just smell like wilderness. my bait of choice is the insides of a snickers bar, but to be honest...lately the cliche cheese offering has been way better.

I think I will run a GOOD NATURE unit year round eventually. there are successful YouTube videos just showing rat kills.